“Luís Queiró, president of the CDS National Council, has declared his support for me and accepted to join the Honorary Committee of my candidacy,” states Marques Mendes in a note sent to newsrooms.
Marques Mendes adds that Luís Queiró, “besides being a person of character and an intelligent and competent politician,” was the parliamentary leader of the CDS when he himself held the same position in the PSD, during Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa’s leadership of the Social Democrats.
“At that time, we had several joint initiatives for the country. For all this, I am very grateful and touched by Luís Queiró’s support,” writes the presidential candidate.
The CDS-PP will decide next week to support one of the presidential candidates who have already come forward, announced the party leader, Nuno Melo, today, revealing that Paulo Portas will not enter the race for Belém.
Speaking to journalists at the party’s national headquarters in Lisbon, Nuno Melo stated that the former leader, Paulo Portas, will not be a candidate for President of the Republic in the presidential elections early next year.
“Dr. Paulo Portas will not be a candidate in these presidential elections. Until now, we had Dr. Paulo Portas as a possibility, but it is now clear that he will not be a candidate in these presidential elections,” he said.
